Rubber boot.



A. H. STEEN & H. McNuLY.

RUBBER BOOT. ARPLICATION FILED v:uL'Y 21.1'915.

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UniTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE ALFRED H. STEEN AND HARRY MGNULTY, 0FBERLIN, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNORS TO CANADIAN COBTSOIIIIDAI?IEDl RUBBERCOMPANY, LIMITED, 0F MONTREAL,

QUEBEC, CANADA.

To all 'whomy t may concern Be it known that we, ALFRED H. STFFN andHARRY MCXI'LTY, both subjects of the King of (treat. Britain` andresidents of Berlin. Province of Ontario,-Dominion of Canada. haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber Boots, of whichthe following is a full. clear, and exact del script-ion. 4

This invention relates to rubber boots adapted especially for use undermuddy conditions of service. and has for an object to provide means forfirmly attaching the boot tothe leg above lthe calf, so lthat itl willnot be pulled oli' by the mud and at the same time providing` for thepassage of air pastv the attaching means, so that the boot will be cooland comfortable to the wearer.

With the aboveobjects in view, the invention consists in certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be resorted to'within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrifici-ng yany of the advantages of theinvention. i

The invention can be readily understood from the following descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in

which y Figurel is a side elevation of a rubber boot embodying ourimprovements; Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectional view on the line 2-2 inFig. 1-: Fig. 3 is an enlarged lsec-tional view taken on the line 3 3`Fig. 1.

Referringnow to the drawing inwhich like characters of referencedesignate similar parts. a rubber boot is shown comprising a footportion l0 and 'a leg portion 11, the boot in this particularembodimentbeing illustrated as a hip boot. that is, a boot having the leg portionof sufficient lengt-h to extend l. to the hip of the wearer. The boot isprovided at the top wit-h suitable means for anchoring it againstdropping down, such as for instance, a loop 12 adapted to be threadedover a waist strapor the like worn by the wearer. and short straps 13and 14 connected by a buckle 15 for tightening the top ofthe boot aboutthe leg of the wearer. i In carrying out the invention we provide a pairof loops 16 which extend within the inclosure of the leg portion lof theboot and are secured to the wall of the leg portion at RUBBER BOOT.

about theheight of the calf of the wearers leg, these loops beingarranged preferably at opposite points in the sides of the boot. The'loops Vare of suiicient diameter to receive a comparatively. Wide strap17, the 4same speciacationlof Letters ratent. Patented APL 25,1916

Application faea .my 27, 1915. serial No. 42,118.

being of sufficient length to encircle the leg of the wearer above thecalf and having its ends connected by a buckle 18. By virtue of thestrap being secured at two points only to thewallof the boot, there willexist spaces as shown at 19 between the strap and wall of the boot,these spaces forming air passages i folded upon itselfl as shown by thesectional views, so that the resultant product is a stripl of fabricincased by vulcanized rubber. Thus an extremely strong construction ofloop and strap results,I while at thesame time a smooth exterior Vexistson the article to be presented to both the clothing of the wearer andthe lining of the boot to minimize frictional wear. The strapfurthermore is preferably formed of such width as to engage over aconsiderable larea of the wearers leg, so tnat'it will not cut int'o orchafe the leg, and will therefore be comfortable to the wearer andwillnot mutilate the clothing of the wearer.

Preferably the strap loops 16 are inserted through respective incisions20 in the Wall of. th'eboot and the ends are firmly vulcanized togetherand to the vulcanized rubberv cover .and reinforcing patch 21 of theboot, so that a firm union of the straps with the wall-of the bootisproduced to prevent separation of the parts under excessive strain,while at the same time waterproof joints exist at the junctures of thestraps withthe wall of the boot leg.

In order that the strap may be adjusted to a long or a short leg, wepreferably forml each loop k16 with a plurality of openings in thepresent embodiment, two being shown at 16 and 16 to interchangeablyreceive the strap. However, we do not limit ourselves to theconstruction shown. as the loops may be made adjustable, or `otherwiseconstructed. .to hold the strap at various desired heights above thefoot portion of the' boot.

i boot to the leg of the wearer above the calf,

boots known as top :boots also. 1.1.5

drawings, We do not limit the scope of our improvement to hip boots, asthe improvement may beapplied to that Class of rubber Furtherfrmore,While We have 'shown a specific means {foranohoring the bootto theWearers leg l above the calf, We do not limit ourselves to 7 thisconstruction, as various modifications may be resorted to, it beingsimply necessary to the practice of the invention that `means beprovided Within the nclosure of the boot legand secured to the Wallthereof for engaging the Wearers leg. above the calf and anchoring theboot against being acciden tally pulled oli'. n

Frein the above description it will be seen that We have provided arubber boot which may be Worn with securitylunder muddy conditions ofservice and will be at all times comfortable both with respect toventilation and with respect to its bearing or area of snug engagementupon the leg oit the wearer.

What is claimed is:

1. A rubber boot embodying a ootportion and a leg portion, means withinthe inclosure of the leg portion for anchoring the and means securingthe first named means to Athe Wall of the leg portion andprovidingY anda strap passed through said loops for 4 encircling the legof the wearerabove' the cali and anchoring the boot to the leg.

3. A" rubber boot embodying a foot poi?.

tion and a leg portion, means-Within the inclosure of the leg portionfor anchoring the boot to the leg of the wearer above 'the calf, andmeans secured to the Wall of the boot and adapted to hold the at Variousheights above the foot portion of .the hoot. n

4. A. rubber boot embodying a it'oot por tion and a -leg portion, astrap Within the'jinclosure ofthe leg portion for anchoring the boot tothe leg or' the wearer above the cali", and a `loop secured to the yWallof the boot and having a plurality of openings to .interchangeablyreceive said strap.

Signed at Berlin, Ontario, Canada, July l `an. STEEN. y HARRY MCNULTY.

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